In UltraISO, the virtual drive performs the function of mounting disk images and working with them in the Windows operating system. The disk image in UltraISO is mounted as a virtual CD / DVD disc on the computer.
UltraISO program supports a large number of CD / DVD disc formats: ISO, IMG, BIN, CUE, NRG, MDF, MDS, CCD, etc. In the application, you can create, edit, convert disk image files of different formats.
Content:
- Installing a virtual drive in UltraISO when installing the program
- How to mount a disk image into an UltraISO virtual drive
- Error in UltraISO "Virtual CD / DVD drive not found"
- How to create a virtual CD / DVD drive in UltraISO
- How to remove UltraISO virtual drive
- Conclusions of the article
- How to create a virtual drive in UltraISO (video)
One of the features of UltraISO is the ability to create a virtual drive that emulates a physical CD / DVD disc. You can work with a virtual drive as with a conventional drive; the operating system perceives the virtual disk as a physical device.
In a virtual drive, a disk image is opened directly from a PC, without first writing the image file to physical media using a CD / DVD drive. The system works in a mounted manner, like with a regular optical CD or DVD format disc. Most often, these users use computer games to run games from a computer.
Such functionality is most relevant for users of the Windows 7 operating system. In the operating systems Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, there is a built-in tool for mounting images.
In addition, in the UltraISO program, you can create a bootable USB flash drive, or burn the installation image of the Windows operating system to a DVD disc.
In this article, we will analyze the instructions in which we will create and then disable the virtual drive in the UltraISO program.
Installing a virtual drive in UltraISO when installing the program
By default, during the installation of UltraISO software on a computer, among other tasks, it is proposed to install an ISO CD / DVD emulator.
After installing the UltraISO program on a PC, in Explorer, in addition to the physical drive (of course, if it is on this computer), you will see a virtual drive: a CD-ROM drive.
Now the user can use the drive emulator on the computer for their own purposes.
How to mount a disk image into an UltraISO virtual drive
To open the image file on the computer, you must mount the disk image using the UltraISO program in the virtual CD / DVD drive.
To mount a disk image using UltraISO, use the following methods:
- mounting an image from a Windows Explorer window
- mounting from the main window of the UltraISO program
The first way to mount a disk image file:
- Right-click on the CD drive.
- In the context menu, first select “UltraISO” and then “Mount”.
The second way to mount a disk image:
- In the main window of UltraISO, go to the "Tools" menu.
- Select "Mount to virtual drive ...".
Error in UltraISO "Virtual CD / DVD drive not found"
In the event that during installation of the UltraISO program the checkbox was removed opposite the item “Install ISO CD / DVD Emulator (ISODrive)”, or if the user uses the portable version of the program - UltraISO Portable, then you won’t be able to mount the disk image using the application, from -for the lack of a virtual drive.
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The “Help” window will appear on the screen, in which the user will see a message: “Virtual CD / DVD drive not found!”.
Virtual drive not found in UltraISO, what should I do?
If the virtual CD drive is not found in UltraISO, you will need to solve the problem: you must enable the appropriate setting in the UltraISO program settings.
How to create a virtual CD / DVD drive in UltraISO
To create a virtual drive in UltraISO, you must perform the following steps:
- Run the UltraISO program as administrator. Otherwise, the corresponding parameters in the program settings will be inactive.
- Enter the “Options” menu, select “Settings ...” in the context menu.
- In the Settings window, open the Virtual Drive tab.
- In the "Number of devices" option, select how many virtual drives you want to create, and then click on the "OK" button.
In most cases, it is enough to have one virtual drive on the computer.
If necessary, in this window it is possible to rename the letter of the virtual drive, which will be displayed in Explorer.
How to remove UltraISO virtual drive
If, for any reason, you need to remove the virtual drive from Windows Explorer, this can be done from the application settings.
Follow these steps:
- Run the UltraISO program as administrator (this is a necessary condition, otherwise it will fail).
- In the main window of UltraISO open the "Options" menu, in the drop-down menu click on "Settings ...".
- In the "Settings" window, go to the "Virtual Drive" tab.
- In the "Number of devices" parameter, select: "No", and then click on the "OK" button.
After applying the settings, the UltraISO virtual drive will be disabled, it will disappear from the Explorer window.
If necessary, the user can reconnect the virtual CD / DVD drive in the UltraISO program settings as described above.
Conclusions of the article
The UltraISO program has the ability to create a virtual CD / DVD drive that emulates a physical drive. The Windows operating system defines a virtual drive as a physical device, so disk image files can be opened directly from a computer without first writing to optical CD / DVD discs.
If an error appears that the virtual CD / DVD drive was not found, you must enter the UltraISO program settings to enable the virtual drive on the computer.